Poland is an inspiration for the Philippines. The media indicate “similar strategic dilemmas”
Filipino security experts cited by the newspaper indicate that Manila may draw conclusions from the actions taken by Poland in the context of the modernization of the Armed Forcesas well as responding to external threats.
According to Chester Cabalza, the founder of Think Thank International Development and Security Cooperation, despite the geographical distance of both countries “They are facing similar strategic dilemmas on the front of the front of the competition between hegemonic powers“.
Currently, China claims the rights to almost the entire South China Sea, including the exclusive economic zones of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and the Philippines. Analyst Richard Heydarian indicates that There is a need for “close strategic cooperation” between Manila and Warsaw. He suggested the possibility of creating a wide “alliance of medium powers” that would cover other countries, such as South Korea, Japan, Australia and India.
Last year's visit of Radosław Sikorski to Manila
South China Morning Post reminds of last year's visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski in the Philippines. The current deputy prime minister then expressed support for the position of Manila in the matter of the South China Seawhere the right to almost the whole basin, using the so -called tactics gray zone.
The daily estimates that Polish-Filipino defense cooperation may include technology transfer, joint research programs and military equipment production. As an example, he gives the supply of Black Hawk helicopters from PZL Mielec for the Philippines. This will allow manila to create the world's largest fleet of these machines.
However, not all analysts have the same opinion. Pacific Forum representative, Mark Manatan, warned against falling into analogies derived from the Cold War. At the same time, he emphasizes the need to focus on building your own defense skills and economic development.
